ChristChurch Tilehurst

17/12/2025

Our Christmas Choir practicing for our Carol Service this Sunday - 21st Dec, 6pm (Westwood Farm Junior School)! Sounding good and really looking forward to it!
Hope to see you there!

10/12/2025

Something is happening... a surprising rebirth of belief in God.
You can discover it for yourself this Christmas!
Every Sunday morning, 10.30am
Sunday 21st Dec, 10.30am Nativity Service, 6pm Carol Service
Christmas Day, 10am
All at Westwood Farm Junior School, Fullbrook Crescent.

Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.

04/12/2025

We're delivering 6,000 of our Christmas magazines around Tilehurst — have you received one?

As with previous editions, this year's magazine is packed with personal stories from friends of ChristChurch Tilehurst, festive crafts and activities, an invitation to our Christmas services and ceilidh, podcast and video recommendations, and more! It all points to the reason we celebrate Christmas — the good news of Jesus' birth and the hope it brings us.

You can read the whole magazine (minus one article for security reasons) on our website:https://www.christchurchtilehurst.org.uk/cct/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/CCT-Christmas-Magazine-single-pages-for-website.pdf

For more details about our Christmas events, who we are, and what we believe, visit our website: https://www.christchurchtilehurst.org.uk

14/09/2025

Have you seen real evil and wonder if it could ever be defeated? Join us at CCT today as we learn from Jesus how to kill a dragon...

12/09/2025

💦 **WHAT IS BAPTISM?**
Baptism vividly displays the gospel of Jesus, showing what He’s done, how we’re united with Him, and the blessings we receive through faith and baptism.

👶🏻 **BAPTISM IS LIKE A BIRTH**
In the Bible, water often signals new life: the world was formed from water (Gen. 1:2; 2Pt. 3:5), Noah entered a renewed world after the flood (Gen. chpt8), and Israel began anew after crossing the Red Sea (Ex. 14) and Jordan River (Josh. 3), leaving slavery behind. Baptism symbolizes new life in Jesus, rising from the water as He rose from the dead, leaving the old life for the new.

⚰️ **BAPTISM IS LIKE A BURIAL**
Immersion in water reflects Jesus’ death and burial. He died for our sins, offering forgiveness. In baptism, Christians unite with His death and resurrection, receiving forgiveness and new life.

🛁 **BAPTISM IS LIKE A BATH**
Washing in the Bible signifies spiritual cleansing. Baptism represents Jesus removing the stain of sin, shame, and guilt from our souls (Acts 22:16).

💍 **BAPTISM IS LIKE BETROTHAL**
Like a wedding ring symbolizing love and commitment, baptism marks entry into the New Covenant with Christ. It seals His promises of adoption, love, forgiveness, and eternal life.

⛪ **BAPTISM IS ABOUT BELONGING**
Jesus instructed the church to baptize believers “in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.” Baptism into God’s triune name means belonging to Him and His family, the Church, which welcomes new Christians.

🫵🏼 **BAPTISM INVITES YOU**
Those baptized find new life in Jesus, trusting and following Him. You’re invited to come to Jesus, finding forgiveness, hope, and new life, regardless of your past.

“Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.” (Acts 2:38)

12/09/2025

There's no better time to start going to church than now! The world is a dark and unsettling place, but in church we encounter Jesus and his light and hope for our lives and the world. You will be welcomed with us, every Sunday, 10.30am at Westwood Farm School, RG31 6RY.

09/09/2025

Baptisms - Sun 7th Sept, 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvRaHnN4FaY
💦WHAT IS BAPTISM? Read more 👇
Baptism is an amazing display of the good news (or the “gospel”) about Jesus. It is a very rich and vivid demonstration of what Jesus has done for us, how we are joined to him, and what we receive from him when we believe and are baptised.

👶🏻BAPTISM IS LIKE A BIRTH. Water and new life often go together in the Bible: the world was created “out of water” (Gen. 1:2; 2Pt. 3:5); Noah entered a renewed world after the flood (Gen. 8:1ff.); Israel entered a new land and life with God after crossing the Red Sea (Ex. 14) and Jordan river (Josh. 3), leaving behind their old life of slavery in Egypt. We have new life through faith in Jesus who rose again from the dead which is symbolised in baptism as we emerge from the water. Through water, we leave behind the old to walk in the new.

⚰️BAPTISM IS LIKE A BURIAL. As a person is covered in water, we see a picture of the death and burial of Jesus. He died in our place, paying the price for our sins so that we can be free and forgiven. A Christian who trusts Jesus and is baptised unites themselves to Him in his death and resurrection, receiving his forgiveness and new life.

🛁BAPTISM IS LIKE A BATH. In the Bible, washing was a sign of being spiritually clean. It’s not a physical wash, but when the stain of sin deep in our souls, with all its shame and guilt, is taken away by Jesus (Acts 22:16).

💍BAPTISM IS LIKE BETROTHAL. A husband or wife give a ring “as a sign of our love” with the promise of love and commitment in the covenant of marriage. A ring seals those promises to a specific person, reminding them of this covenant love. Similarly, in baptism, we ceremonially enter into the New Covenant in Christ, receiving the seal of his promise of adoption, love, forgiveness and eternal life.

⛪︎BAPTISM IS ABOUT BELONGING. Jesus commanded his church to baptise believers “in the Name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit”. Being baptised into God’s triune name is to belong to him and his new family, the Church. Therefore, baptism is when the Church gets to welcome new Christians and acknowledge that they truly belong now.

🫵🏼BAPTISM BIDS YOU TO COME TOO. Those being baptised today have found new life in Jesus and now love, trust and follow Him. But there is also an invitation to you today: come to Jesus too and find forgiveness, hope and new life, no matter who you are, where you come from or what you’ve done.

“Repent and be baptised, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.” (Acts 2:38)

06/07/2025

Great time supporting the Westwood Farm School Summer Fayre on Friday, running the BBQ! Wonderful team working hard to serve our community!

11/06/2025

Why be a Christian? A five-minute case:

Gavin Ortlund explains three reasons to consider Christianity. Special thanks to Ryan Roark for his animation. Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists ...

13/05/2025

OUR STORIES: 'Our 'Bess' Friend', Clive and Anita's story
“Maybe we should get a dog,” my wife Anita suggested. “A dog? No!..."
https://www.christchurchtilehurst.org.uk/explore/stories/clive-anitas-story/

We all have different journeys but have arrived at the same place: Jesus Christ! Encountering him brought us hope, forgiveness, joy, and life! Find out more about HIM, hear more of our stories, and explore faith for yourself here: https://www.christchurchtilehurst.org.uk/explore/

"Our 'Bess' friend"

09/05/2025

OUR STORIES: 'Staying Thankful as a Single Mum', Natalie's story https://www.christchurchtilehurst.org.uk/explore/stories/natalie-staying-thankful-as-a-single-mum/

We all have different journeys but have arrived at the same place: Jesus Christ! Encountering him brought us hope, forgiveness, joy, and life! Find out more about HIM, hear more of our stories, and explore faith for yourself here: https://www.christchurchtilehurst.org.uk/explore/

"Staying thankful as a single mum"

07/05/2025

**WE NEED A GREATER 'VE DAY'**
This week the world is commemorating Victory in Europe and the virtual end of the Second World War. As great a victory as it was, it could not end war, or evil, or suffering, or death; it could not unite the world or bring peace to the nations. We continue to live in a divided world, after just 80 years, peace in Europe is over, and there are rumours of yet another "world war"!

But Christianity shows us a greater victory over sin, evil and death, that brings ultimate justice and eternal peace for the whole world. It comes in a surprising and subversive way: not through a mighty force that can crush the darkness, but through weakness, humility, and sacrifice. It comes through Jesus, a mighty Lion who humbled himself to become like a Lamb - meek and gentle, and offered up in sacrifice for the world. He TRIUMPHS through suffering, setting us free. And so Jesus alone is worthy of ALL praise and honour and glory. He is the true victor we must commemorate, celebrate, and worship!

This then has become the way of all Christians in this present world, who walk the path of sacrifice and humility that triumphs over evil.

Learn more from the latest sermon in our series in Revelation: https://www.christchurchtilehurst.org.uk/series/revelation/